For most of us, music is mainly a feast for our ears. But people with synaesthesia experience music with more than their sense of hearing.
Some see musical harmony in vivid colours, others have visceral physical reactions such as pins and needles.
Some even experience music in textures like jelly or cloth.
Synaesthesia has influenced the music world for generations, from composers like Messiaen and Scriabin incorporating it into their music, to conductors like Jessica Cottis who uses it as an extra sense to work with orchestras.
Find out what it's like living with synaesthesia as a musician and how they manage this wonderful, sometimes overwhelming, multi-sensory experience. |